Starting today an ad similar to this will be airing on more than 100 radio stations accross the USA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5E2gBuvweE (Please post this video on your facebook so all your friends and family will now know there is an easy way for them to buy Bitcoins!) It will be read live, on air by the radio host. A list of the stations and times can be found here: http://www.freetalklive.com/affiliatesI would appreciate your feedback on anything that you think should be changed or added. I would also like suggestions for other Bitcoin related ads that should be done. (I'm trying to think of one about how MTGOX is better and cheaper than paypal) This ad is not free, so if you want to help support it, please donate to Memory Dealers directly at: 1HgMWGjRiMX7dhnpnRgo59mHHTBT6MheQW |
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Bump, The bounty is now 3 Bitcoins.
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+1 for t-shirts (i personally like the barcode, but maybe a QR code would be fun)
-1 for facebook
What is an easier way for me to toss a bunch of photos online for people to view? In the past I have used tinypic.com but it is a pain for more than a few photos at a time. |
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Other than asking OpenCart merchants we shop at to accept Bitcoins, what can we do to help this spread far and wide?
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In tonight's Bitcoin Brainstorming session, we came up with an idea to make sure...
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Speaking of the brainstorming session, I'd certainly be interested to know any details about it. I'd be surprised if a lot of others here were not as well. Who was present, in person or via vid, was it taped, etc. That sort of thing. It seems pretty clear that Bruce Wagner was a party and as you probably know there are a lot of questions about his character which have surfaced since the time of your post. Thanks! I'm aware of all the issues that have surfaced in regards to Bruce Wagner since my initial post. He was in Toyko earlier this week, and I had an informal dinner with him, and a couple other Tokyo locals who are interested in Bitcoins. For months, every day, all day has been a Bitcoin brainstorming session. I hope more great ideas will follow soon. I am sure this charity idea is still a great one, and I will work to see it through. |
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Yeah, but you're having the coins controlled by someone who thinks it's a girls fault if she gets raped and who is now linked to illegal acts in a place he is trying to go back to with bitcoin.
But ok, nice to know you endorse all of that.
The coins are being held by MTGOX and I think you should look up the definition of "Non sequitur" (Latin for "it does not follow"), in formal logic, is an argument in which its conclusion does not follow from its premises |
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So who still thinks it is a good idea to donate bitcoins to a fund that is not yet sure it will even find a proper place to send the money to, which is controlled by a guy who has lost 25k in bitcoins on an earlier occasion and is now linked to shady stuff involving child prostitution (I'm not saying he did anything, but it's definitely fishy enough for any charity organisation to never want anythong to do with it)? I'm the one running all of this, and I have never been involved with any of the things you just mentioned. So, YES, I do still think it is a GREAT idea. |
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Excellent work! But does this mean, that every donated bitcoin is immediately sold on some exchange? That would mean if someone donates a large amount, it will crash the bitcoin price. I believe the charity will be able to choose what percent to keep in Bitcoins or exchange for a legacy currency. As Bitcoins become more and more popular, I suspect they will keep more and more of their Bitcoins in Bitcoins. |
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You guys should link to your favorite Bitcoin show.
Or start your own if you think you can do better. |
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XE.com sent an interesting reply. Hi Roger,
Thank you for your enquiry.
Unfortunately we don't list virtual 'currencies' in our services. If Bitcoin becomes a globally accepted standard, is traded openly on the currency markets, is assigned an ISO4217 currency code by the ISO and there are multiple and available rate sources, we may decide to include it in our services but we don't have any plans to do so at present.
Thank you for your interest in our company and services.
Sincerely,
XE Currency Services Team
I suppose now we should try contacting the ISO4217 people about bitcoins. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_4217 |
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Roger I just donated 1 bitcoin.
We would be happy to setup an automated processing and receipt system for any charity that needs it. We can give every donor a receipt for their tax purposes, and give the charity an itemized list of all donations.
Regarding the tax deduction, in the US anything you donate that has value, is tax deductible. I give sofas and clothing to my local charity all the time, and get a deduction for it. Especially if this "item of value" is immediately sold for dollars, then it clearly has value.
GREAT! Lets start contacting Charities now and get them setup with Bit-Pay or any other Bitcoin method they are interested in. It is time to generate some super positive press about bitcoins! |
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Update added to the original post.
Send your $6 worth of Bitcoins now to 1CEmUakCaR71BmELWJPg72QRYzUqEddNm6
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Every time you pay with a credit card, hand the clerk or store owner one of these business cards:  The original docx file is located here: http://www.bitcoin.co.jp/docs/BitcoinCardEN.zipAny suggestions for improvements for the actual text? Does anyone know a print shop that will accept bitcoins for payment to have a few thousand business cards printed? |
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I just sent an email to www.xe.com asking them to list bitcoins. currency@xe.comI hope the rest of you will email them as well. |
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Any such effort should be well coordinated and some things should be clarified beforehand: - what happens if the organization does not accept the donation for whatever reason?
I'm sure we will be able to find someone willing to take free money. - what happens if the targeted amount is not achieved?
I think charities may be tempted to accept a smaller amount, or I may be tempted to put up additional money. - how long should we wait to decide these two cases?
I think everything should be able to be settled by the end of Sept 2011, but there is no reason to set the time limit in stone. - is the donation paid even if the organization makes some kind of a one-time exception to accept Bitcoin?
It is our money, so we can decide what we want to do with it. - what happens if the donated fund is suddenly worth much more than the targeted amount?
I will find another good bitcoin promoting project to spend the money on. I think I have a good track record: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=8717.0https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=7961.0https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=34320.0[/list] [/quote] If everyone who has viewed this topic had donated just one bitcoin, we would already have more than enough money to make this happen. The funds are very secure stored with www.mtgox.comPlease send your donation now! 1CEmUakCaR71BmELWJPg72QRYzUqEddNm6 In addition to Bitcoins, I need everyones help to make this happen. Lets start contacting charities today, asking if they can accept bitcoin donations. Maybe we can get more on board just by asking. Can someone post a list of charities to contact? Lets make this happen! |
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is electricity included in rent?  Electricity is included in the rent, but there is a clause to bill the tenant for "excessive" use. I think mining would fall within that clause. I would be happy to list the rent in Bitcoins, but the exchange rate changes to quickly, so for now the rent is listed in USD, but can be paid in BTC at the current rate. |
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